Algarrobos School Additional Listening Practice B2/FCE Level

Student’s name: Oscar Fabián Vásquez Cruzado

FCE / B2 Listening Exam 25

Part One: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the
best answer (A, В or C).

1 You hear a man giving a lecture. What subject is he talking about?

A geography
B tourism
C history

2 You hear an advertisement on the radio. What is being advertised?

A a breakdown service
B a garage
C a car insurance policy

3 You hear a TV commentary on a sports event. What event is it?

A a car race
B a horse race
C a cycle race

4 You hear a woman talking on the telephone. Who does she work for?
A a building company
B a restaurant
C a hotel

5 You hear an announcement at a train station. How can passengers get to Swansea Airport?
A travel in the front three carriages only
B take a shuttle bus from Newport station
C take a buffet car from Cardiff

6 You hear a shopkeeper talking to a customer called Mrs Figg. What does Mrs Figg buy?
A cotton wool
B fruit
C vegetables

7 You hear a young man talking about himself. What is he like?

A skilful
B reserved
C sociable

8 You hear a young woman talking about her holiday. What was the best thing about it?
A eating local food
B talking to local people
C travelling by plane

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Part Two: You will hear an interview with a woman called Anita Lee, who runs a successful
business producing ready-made Chinese meals. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences.

People in millions of British (9) homes eat Anita Lee’s meals.

The Chinese meals which Anita bought didn’t taste like the food cooked by (10) Chinese food.

In order to cook for herself, Anita had to find authentic Chinese (11) ingredients.

A friend of Anita’s who was the owner of the local Chinese restaurant had trouble keeping (12)

good cooks.

Increased demand made it necessary for Anita to hire people (13) to help.

Anita’s company was given the top prize for ethnic food by a well-known food (14) magazine.

She needed money to expand the company, but she didn’t want to get a (15) loan

from the bank.

Lania Foods wanted to make changes in the way that the (16) food was produced.

In order to buy back her company, Anita was forced to sell (17) her house.

Becoming Businesswoman of the Year was Anita’s (18) proudest moment.

Part Three: You will hear five different people talking about their work as teachers. For questions
19-23, choose from the list (A – F) which statement applies to each person. Use the letters only
once. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A This teacher is not always confident.

B This teacher cannot use a computer.
C This teacher has a lot of talented students. Speaker 1 19 E
D This teacher advises colleagues on Speaker 2 20 D
teaching. Speaker 3 21 F
E This teacher continues to learn more about Speaker 4 22 C
teaching. Speaker 5 23 A
F This teacher takes their students on
educational trips.

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Part Four: You will hear a conversation between a 60-year-old father and his two children, John
and Sally. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, В or C).

24. Where are they?

A at Sally’s place
B at the father’s flat
C at a restaurant

25. John prefers

A simple food.
B fish.
C sauces.

26. How often does the father see his children?

A twenty times a year
B at least twice a month
C once or twice a year

27. Why doesn’t Sally visit her father at weekends?

A She is busy.
B She travels to the country.
C She prefers to rest at home.

28. The father met his fiancee at

A work.
B his friend’s house.
C a special club.

29. John is worried

A that Marjory is unlike his mother.
B because Marjory is older than him.
C about his friends’ reactions.

30. How do John and Sally react to their father’s news?

A They are both disapproving.
B They are sorry he’s being foolish.
C They don’t think he’ll be happy.

You will now have time to write you answers on the answer sheet.

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